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Something and Sounds at Starbucks

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Picked up Draw Something and SoundHound from Starbucks today. These are the weekly Pick of the Week freebies, and as an added bonus, the Starbucks treat receipts are back. Buy a drink in the AM and get any grande iced drink for 2-bucks after 2 PM. That’s any drink including a custom creation with extra shots.

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What Does Rock Yan Sound Like?

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Comedian Chris Rock. Chef Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook fame. Mix them together and what does that sound like? Let the creative genius of Gregg Hammer work his magic.

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I Am Nicholas Goda??

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Apparently in the realm of Nike+, I’m known as Nicholas Goda. But then again, so are a few other runners.

After upgrading the Nike+ Running iOS app to version 4.0, my profile quietly messed up. While my nickname, icon/avatar, and email address remained the same, I took on the running identity of Nicholas Goda. I’m not 5-10 at 175 pounds. Though not shown here, Nicholas does own a fair amount of shoes.

Logging out of the app and logging back in seemed to have restored my proper identity, but now I’m having issues syncing runs with Nike+.

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Pearlridge in the Morning

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You ever been to a shopping mall before all the shops open? I inadvertently had this opportunity before the DKBK tweetup and the screening of Batman The Dark Knight Rises. The tweetup began at 8am at Pearlridge, and yes, the mall was pretty much desserted. Here are some pics from Pearlridge Downtown aka Phase 2.

The “BK” of the DKBK tweetup
Too early in the morning for an iced blended coffee drink?
The crowd-less serenity
This causes angst for shoeheads
So close but so far away at Foot Locker
Why we’re at Pearlridge so early

Thanks again to Pearlridge, Burger King, Consolidated Theaters for sponsoring the tweetup and thanks to @Melissa808 and @ParkRat for hosting.*

You Can Exclude Images from the WordPress Image Gallery

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All this time I didn’t know you could exclude images from being part of the built-in WordPress Image Gallery feature. I always thought it was an “all or none” situation where all your post’s pictures showed up in its respective gallery. Only now did I learn about the exclude function of the gallery. The only (slightly) tricky part of this is finding the attachment ID of the excluded image, but that minor step is worth the effort.

Check out the WordPress Image Gallery support page for other allowable customizations.

Are you confused about what I’m talking about? Here’s an example. Check out this old post, Interesting Sights at Ala Moana. For this post, I uploaded a total of five images. Four of them are the Tokidoki patterns, and the last one is of the “snow” at Ala Moana. Since the four Tokidoki patterns make sense together, I want these to appear in a gallery with thumbnail views of the images. I could have shown each of the four images in a larger view, but I didn’t want to give up that much real estate, and the image gallery with 4 columns does a nice job. But, the typical behavior of the image gallery is to display all the images which includes the Ala Moana snow. That picture really doesn’t make sense in context of the other four, so I excluded it from displaying in the gallery. The image however is still part of the post and is seen individually at the end.

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Hunting for Olympic LEGO

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On a hunt to find LEGO minifigures made especially for the 2012 Olympics in London. This limited edition set contains nine minifigs portraying the UK team in different sports. These would be fun to have, but odds are against me. We do have a distant contact keeping an eye out for them, so you just never know…

Suggestions for Batman Graphic Novels?

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After watching The Dark Knight Rises at the excellent #DKBK tweetup, I’m intrigued and want to catch up with the Dark Knight storyline(s). As a kid, I used to collect some Batman and Detective Comics, but I stopped well before the introduction of nemesis Bane.

I searched Amazon for Batman graphic novels, not knowing there were a bunch. Do you have any recommendations for which ones to read (or avoid). Any particular order I should read them in?

I also found this list of best Batman graphic novels of all time. The top four looks like a good place to start.

  • Batman: The Killing Joke
  • Batman: Year One
  • Batman: The Long Halloween
  • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

What’s Your Scent?

Seemingly being in the spotlight isn’t good enough.  If you’re a pop star, your fans need to smell you as well.  Get ready for an olfactory overload and take a whiff of these bottled essences. Starting with the dudes…

Usher and Ed Hardy
Take Flight with His Airness
Smell Rihanna’s Reb’l Fleur
Mariah Carey has several including Luscious Pink and Forever
Will it be Jennifer Aniston or Britney Spears?
More fashionable, Paris Hilton or Sarah Jessica Parker?
More iconic, Jessica Simpson or Kim Kardashian?

What’s your scent?

Recap of USS Nimitz Posts

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Consolidating and linking all my recent USS Nimitz posts for convenience sakes.

I hope you enjoyed these posts just as much as I enjoyed the entire experience.

Acknowledgement

My embarking to and from the USS Chester W. Nimitz CVN 68 aircraft carrier during RIMPAC 2012 was made possible via my nomination by Dennis Hall, founder of Avere Group LLC (www.averegroup.wordpress.com), through collaborative referral to him by Guy Kawasaki (www.GuyKawasaki.com) and L.P. “Neenz” Faleafine (www.Faleafine.com). Dennis Hall initially submitted my nomination to the Public Affairs Officer of the US Navy’s Third Fleet. The Public Affairs Officer then referred my nomination to the Office of Public Affairs, Commander, US Pacific Fleet. The US Pacific Fleet selected me for the Distinguished Visitors Program, inviting me to embark for about 24 hours during RIMPAC 2012.

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